Mustafa Dossa News
The court had convicted six terrorists – Abu Salem, Mustafa Dossa, Firoz Khan, Mohammed Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Taklya, Karimullah Khan and Riyaz Ahmed Siddique in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.
A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court on Thursday awarded gets life term to Karimullah Khan.
Twenty four years after multiple blasts ripped through Mumbai, a special TADA court on June 16 convicted six accused.
The CBI had argued yesterday that Dossa's crime was "more severe" than that of hanged convict Yakub Memon and had sought capital punishment for him.
1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Mustafa Dossa on Wednesday passed away after he was admitted to hospital for hypertension and diabetes.
He was admitted following chest pain and infection.
On the afternoon of March 12, 1993, a series of 13 blasts in quick succession went off at various locations in Mumbai city and suburbs, killing 257 people and injuring over 700 others.
A special TADA court today convicted six persons in the case. While Dossa was convicted on charges of conspiracy and murder, Salem was found guilty of transporting weapons from Gujarat to Mumbai.
The dastardly attacks left 257 people dead, 713 seriously injured and destroyed properties worth Rs 27 crore.
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